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Are We in for Another Increase in Military Spending?
“At the present time, an increase in U.S. military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States, armed with the latest in advanced weaponry, has more military might than any other nation in world history…” Lawrence S. Wittner Published in: Huffington Post, Environmentalists Against War, Antiwar, Lawrence S. Wittner Blog, The Review,
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“No Conflict Has Ever Been Solved with Violence”
“The inside of Obama’s head must be a fascinating place. Our first black President, clearly one of the most self-aware and brilliant minds that ever held the office, must not only walk a line between sympathy for black victims of unwarranted police violence…” Winslow Myers Published in: Winslow Myers Opeds, Counterpunch, The PeaceWorker, Gilmer Free
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Unintended consequences and the warfare state
““The danger is, as ever with these things, unintended consequences.” So wrote Prime Minister Tony Blair to President George W. Bush in 2002, as Bush prepared to invade Iraq. Blair’s unstinting support of US policy, notwithstanding numerous unknowns and acknowledged…” Mel Gurtov Published in: Counterpunch, Transcend Media Service, Mel Gurtov Blog, The Hill, Truthout, South